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Douglas Dayton. Douglas James Dayton (December 2, 1924 – July 5, 2013) was an American retail executive, businessman, and philanthropist and heir to the Dayton's Company fortune who was the co-founder of the Target discount stores chain. Dayton ran Target's operations during its early years and served as the company's first president.
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- Founding the Target Corporation
- Douglas James Dayton, December 2, 1924, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target Corp. He died in 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He was the uncle of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and a philanthropist.
Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton led the transformation of a family department store into retailing giant Target, and was the uncle of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton. He died of cancer on Friday after a long battle with the disease.
Jul 10, 2013 · Douglas James Dayton was born on Dec. 2, 1924, in Minneapolis, the youngest of five brothers. His father, George N. Dayton, became president of the family business in 1938.
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Jul 7, 2013 · Douglas Dayton was the youngest son of George Nelson Dayton, who led the family department store in Minneapolis. He transformed it into Target Corp., a retailing giant, and later focused on education, social justice, arts and nature causes.
Jul 8, 2013 · Douglas James Dayton was the youngest of George Nelson Dayton’s five sons. He took over the family’s downtown Minneapolis department store from their father in 1948. Advertisement.
Jul 9, 2013 · Learn about the life and legacy of Douglas J. Dayton, who invented the concept of a discount store with style and quality. He started as a shoe salesman and became a retailing mogul, introducing innovations such as bar codes and Bullseye mascot.
